I really can’t remember the last time I had a rice krispie treat. They are such a childhood favorite, but now I just never think about making them, and I don’t really come across them very often in bakeries and coffee shops. I was flipping through the Flour cookbook the other night and saw a recipe for brown butter rice krispies treats. Um, yum! I knew I had to try them!…

Cake mix is added to chocolate chip cookie dough, making these cookies taste like cake batter! Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies are so fun and festive!

What is it about sprinkles that make them so celebratory? They are just so cute and colorful, and always remind me of a party! So today is the perfect day to write about these amazing cake batter chocolate chip cookies (chock full of sprinkles!). It is our second wedding anniversary! …

Let’s talk about scones. Buttery, tender, delicious scones. I’ve eaten my fair share of them, but I had never actually made scones. So I decided to change that this past weekend. I had some gorgeous raspberries just begging to be made into a delicious breakfast, and this recipe seemed like the perfect way to use them up and try out a new pastry! I did not have white chocolate on hand, so I decided to use dark chocolate instead. A little chocolate with breakfast is always a good thing – my grandfather taught me that!

So back to scones. I’ve seen them made on TV a thousand times. They always make it look so pretty and neat. Let me tell you, my prebaked scones were pretty (because when is butter and sugar and flour not pretty?), but they sure weren’t neat! This dough is really wet! The recipe warned that the dough would be “slightly unmanageable” and it wasn’t kidding. I felt like I was working with slightly dry muffin batter rather than dough! But the recipe also mentions that “not adding additional flour results in tender scones”, and I certainly wanted my scones to be tender. So when it was time to form the dough into a circle and cut it into scones, I turned my dough out onto a floured silicone mat, which really helps with the dough not sticking. I also floured my hands very well, and just tried to to work the dough as little as possible. It was a bit messy getting these scones onto the cookie sheet, but once I did it was totally worth it! The baked scones are so light and tender. There is chocolate and raspberry in every bite, with just a hint of sweetness. So I’d say my first venture into scones was a success, although I can’t wait to practice more with other recipes! I see pumpkin scones in my future……

These Skinny Peanut Butter Brownies have no flour, no butter, and no oil – but they still taste absolutely amazing!! Chocolate peanut butter lovers will go crazy for them!

After the not-so-light recipe I posted earlier this week, I have something a little bit healthier for you today. But I promise, these skinny brownies taste amazing!! I was skeptical when I first saw this recipe – I mean how can you make a brownie without oil or butter? But I was intrigued so decided to try it out. And wow, am I glad I did. These brownies are amazing!! They are so moist and fudgy – and the peanut butter swirl just puts them over the top! As a bonus, they are so pretty! I felt like a kid in art class making the marble swirl of PB on top of the batter. …

This is not the first chocolate chip cookie recipe that I have posted on ChezCateyLou, and it certainly won’t be the last. There are just so many recipes out there for this classic cookie, and I love trying different versions! It also helps that TheBetterHalf loves chocolate chip cookies – have to keep him happy! I have made the Jacques Torres recipe and a recipe using browned butter, and I really love them both. But when I saw this recipe on Sally’s Baking Addiction, I wanted to try them because one of the ingredients intrigued me – cornstarch! I have never used cornstarch in my baking. The cornstarch makes the cookies light and fluffy, always a good thing in my book! And wow, these cookies were so soft and fluffy! The recipe uses dark brown sugar, which I love for chocolate chip cookies because it gives the cookie a caramel-y flavor that works so well with the chocolate chips. I can’t wait to try cornstarch in other cookies recipes! …